David Erskine, 11th Earl of Buchan
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David Erskine, 11th Earl of Buchan, was an 18th-century Scottish peer, antiquary, and founder of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, known for his eccentric personality and promotion of Scottish history and culture.
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| David Erskine, 11th Earl of Buchan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13663498 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Erskine, 11th Earl of Buchan Context triple: [Erskine family, notableMember, David Erskine, 11th Earl of Buchan]
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A.
James St Clair-Erskine, 2nd Earl of Rosslyn
James St Clair-Erskine, 2nd Earl of Rosslyn was a British soldier and Tory politician who served as Lord Privy Seal and played a prominent role in early 19th-century British government.
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B.
Alexander Duff, 6th Earl Fife
Alexander Duff, 6th Earl Fife, was a Scottish nobleman who became the first Duke of Fife and gained prominence through his marriage to Princess Louise, the eldest daughter of King Edward VII.
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C.
Andrew Leslie, 5th Earl of Rothes
Andrew Leslie, 5th Earl of Rothes, was a 16th-century Scottish nobleman and influential political figure who played a leading role in the Protestant Reformation in Scotland.
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D.
Henry Scott, 3rd Duke of Buccleuch
Henry Scott, 3rd Duke of Buccleuch, was an 18th-century Scottish nobleman and influential landowner known for his political career and extensive estates in Scotland and England.
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E.
William Maxwell, 5th Earl of Nithsdale
William Maxwell, 5th Earl of Nithsdale, was a Scottish nobleman best known for his dramatic escape from the Tower of London in 1716, orchestrated by his wife to save him from execution after the Jacobite rising.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Erskine, 11th Earl of Buchan Target entity description: David Erskine, 11th Earl of Buchan, was an 18th-century Scottish peer, antiquary, and founder of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, known for his eccentric personality and promotion of Scottish history and culture.
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A.
James St Clair-Erskine, 2nd Earl of Rosslyn
James St Clair-Erskine, 2nd Earl of Rosslyn was a British soldier and Tory politician who served as Lord Privy Seal and played a prominent role in early 19th-century British government.
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B.
Alexander Duff, 6th Earl Fife
Alexander Duff, 6th Earl Fife, was a Scottish nobleman who became the first Duke of Fife and gained prominence through his marriage to Princess Louise, the eldest daughter of King Edward VII.
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C.
Andrew Leslie, 5th Earl of Rothes
Andrew Leslie, 5th Earl of Rothes, was a 16th-century Scottish nobleman and influential political figure who played a leading role in the Protestant Reformation in Scotland.
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D.
Henry Scott, 3rd Duke of Buccleuch
Henry Scott, 3rd Duke of Buccleuch, was an 18th-century Scottish nobleman and influential landowner known for his political career and extensive estates in Scotland and England.
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E.
William Maxwell, 5th Earl of Nithsdale
William Maxwell, 5th Earl of Nithsdale, was a Scottish nobleman best known for his dramatic escape from the Tower of London in 1716, orchestrated by his wife to save him from execution after the Jacobite rising.
- F. None of above. chosen
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